Attachment III The Caribbean Stakeholders’ Meeting (CSM I) was first held in Trinidad and Tobago in May 2014, and served to raise awareness of the potential impact of Cybercrime. Commonwealth Secretariat, the OAS/CICTE and the CTU convened the meeting, which was supported by CARICOM IMPACS. At the CTU’s 25th Anniversary ICT Week held in February 2015, the issue of Cyber Security and Cybercrime was again highlighted and in this case the meeting reviewed and updated the Caribbean Cyber Security Framework, which had been developed by the CTU and the OAS in 2012. Based on the recommendation of the meeting, the Commonwealth Secretariat conducted Cyber Security and Cybercrime needs assessments in five Caribbean countries and identified common needs/weaknesses, which the Secretariat concluded would be applicable to most countries given the commonality in the stage of development and regional experiences. The second Caribbean Stakeholders’ Meeting (CSM II) was convened by the Commonwealth Secretariat and CTU with support from OAS/CICTE and CARICOM IMPACS in Saint Lucia in March 2016. This meeting was designed to build on the previous initiatives and to develop a comprehensive Action Plan for Cyber Security and Cybercrime in the Caribbean; one that would holistically address all aspects of the challenges and gaps identified. Development agencies were also invited to support the process and to identify their areas of interest. CSM II considered emerging cyber threats in the Caribbean by first presenting the results of the five needs assessments and then identifying areas of deficiency, gaps and vulnerabilities. Representatives of all other participating Caribbean countries were also given the opportunity to contribute their specific country perspective, which resulted in it being determined that the situation in terms of each country’s needs was generally the same. Delegates agreed on the following priority areas for intervention, which were very closely aligned with the Caribbean Cyber Security Framework: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Public awareness; Building sustainable capacity; Technical standards and Infrastructure; Legal Environment; and Regional and International Cooperation Collaboration ‐ Incident response, cybercrime investigation and capacity building. The meeting also allowed delegates the opportunity to propose additional elements for consideration. As a result, the process was fully consultative as the input for the plan came from the participants from the various Caribbean countries with representation at the Ministerial and senior technical level including the judiciary. Importantly delegates presented practical solutions for addressing the needs identified, which serve as the basis for this Action Plan. Page 5 of 24